Green Presses Labor to Join Unemployment Relief Drive
President William Green of the American Federation of Labor urges organized labor to volunteer and cooperate with national state and municipal committees formed to relieve unemployment. He cites the president's emergency committee for employment led by Colonel Arthur H Woods and calls for labor representation on state and city committees to develop relief plans.
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Washington, D. C
ILNL
Organized Labor
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
Boston
A. P. of L
United States
Arthur H. Woods
Sales Decline From 1929 Levels Despite October Rise
Department store sales rose 10 cents in October from September, but remain 8 percent below October 1920 figures. The Federal Reserve Board reports October sales at 128 on the index base 100 from 1923-25, down from 126 in September and 118 if adjusted year to year.
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Ralph F. Couch
Washington, D. C
ILNS
Federal Reserve Board
Bakersville mill hires five policemen to deter union
The Bakersville Plush Manufacturing Co. near Roxboro and Danville has added police protection to deter union organizing. The company employs five officers to guard mill property amid a strike mood and rumored labor activity in the Danville Roxboro area.
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Durham, N. C
ILNS
Bakersville
Roxboro
N. C
Danville
Low Wages Debate Voices at All Souls Church
Dr. Robert C. Dexter, secretary of the department of social relief for the American Unitarian Association, spoke at All Souls Unitarian Church in Washington about the problem of low wages and long work days in industry.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
Robert C. Dexter
Department of Social Relief
American Unitarian Association
All Souls’ Unitarian Church
Textile industry urged to boost cooperation amid older antitrust law
Dr. Dexter concludes that greater cooperation among manufacturers and with workers is needed for profitability. He argues the Sherman act is antiquated and restricts needed collaboration. He also urges churches to engage more intelligently with these issues.
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Dexter
New Paper Money Not Satisfactory
The Treasury reports the 1929 smaller paper currency fails to please labor groups and is inferior artistically to the old bills. Although circulation costs fell about a third, lifespans are short with one dollar bills lasting about nine months and higher denominations lasting longer, prompting efforts to improve durability and laundering.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
International Plate Printers and Die Stampers’ Union
Treasury Department
Labor
Bureau of Standards
Five Day Week Plea From Advertisers Group
At the Association of National Advertisers final session a five day week is urged to give workers more time to spend money. The speaker says the consumer should be taught to use more rather than push producers to make more. No mention of funds to buy goods.
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New York
Association of National Advertisers
Unemployment Plan in Chicago Stirs Criticism
The Chicago unemployment commission reveals a plan to raise 5 million dollars over six months with 1 million for an emergency fund and 4 million for charity. Funds come from employee contributions, leading to concerns over fairness and effectiveness while delays persist in aid distribution and job placement.
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Joseph A. Wise
Chicago
ILNS
L. L. Emmerson
Ballyhoo
Ienian
Tha
Whey
Governor's Commission
Potter's Field
National strike level at record low, says study
The Standard American Corporation of Chicago reports the United States is nearly free of major industrial strife amid business depression. Through October 1 there were 444 disputes this year versus 740 last year, about 70 000 fewer workers involved than in 1920, with a 15 year overview showing 31 127 strikes and lockouts affecting 16 458 000 men since 1919.
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Chicago, Til
ILNS
United States
Standard American Corporation of Chicago
Standard American Corporation
Big Decrease in Rail Accidents
The National Safety Council reports a sharp drop in railroad accidents for the last half of 1929 and early 1930, noting 66 percent fewer injuries since 1925 and 21 percent fewer deaths of non employees. Fatalities declined 3 percent in 1926 and 15 percent in 1928, with further reductions to 79 percent of 1929 in the first half of the year.
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Chicago
USNS
National Safety Council
The
Safety Council
Chemist Predicts Water Gas Silk
New York report states Dr. Per K. Frolich of Standard Oil New Jersey foresees artificial silk from abundant water gas by high pressure hydrogenation. He says the product will resemble natural silk more than rayon and that dyestuffs fats and proteins could be made from water gas.
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New York
Per K. Frolich
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Frolich
Dr. Frolich
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